Colin Allen

I have been out to the forts and to the wrecked U Boat; I stayed overnight on Grain Tower a few years ago as well. I sometimes go down there for work.

Seems a lot for an upgraded CYMA https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/rif-s/electric-powered/tuned-and-upgraded-metal-and-wood-ma-045a-ak_i56558

I was thinking of getting one of those smokers that beekeepers use.

Is Kent Combat still going? I might wander over there tomorrow. Platoon Stores is good; I always drop in when I have to go to Chatham.

Different motor.

Yeah, that would be the problem. You have the positive and negative reversed. So, if you put smoke back in it, will it start working again?

If you did have a mosfet, you probably do not anymore.

I was there recently :(. It is a deeply depressing place and a classic example of how successive governments have failed to react to the loss of traditional industries.

For any leaks within the gearbox, you have to strip the gearbox down and test the compression of the piston in the cylinder with the cylinder head attached and the nozzle in place. Stick your finger over the nozzle and try pushing the piston in. Once it passes the cylinder window (if there is one), it should be almost solid. If it is not, it is one of: Piston Head O ring Cylinder head O ring Nozzle (if it does not have an O ring, get one with an O ring). AK2M4 sells everything that you need. You can also check the seal between the nozzle and the hop rubber; make sure that there are no BBs in the chamber, turn the gun upside down, place a small piece of paper over the feed tube and pull the trigger. If the paper flies into the air, the nozzle is not fully entering the hop rubber lips; they could be worn or the nozzle could be too short.

If you click on the "Go Home" that comes up, it works.

Orders made directly with Bullseye arrive as rapidly as those from AK2M4. They are slightly slower through eBay. Postage through eBay is not free; they are including postage (£3.00) in the price; they have a flat rate postage charge (£6.99) for direct orders. The reality is that you are always going to pay a disproportionate amount of postage if you make very small orders. It is not exactly a huge amount or unexpected, so I am not sure why it is something to moan about.

There is also Wolf Armouries in Camden, but they are not my favourite shop: https://wolfarmouries.co.uk

Yes; they deliver good range and stability.

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It is hard to say which is best without knowing what you mean by best. Surplus Store UK in Crawley has lots of stuff on display: https://www.surplusstore.co.uk Bespoke Airsoft is near Heathrow and usually has good stock: https://www.bespokeairsoft.co.uk

It is a great guide to shimming; I have been using his approach recently with excellent results.

I really hope that he gets help and support from his family, friends and our community. Getting that news must have been awful; I can only wish him well and hope that what is coming is as painless and dignified as possible.

JD is good; I have been there a few times. It is about a three hour drive for me:). Staffordshire Militaria just didn't feel right at all.

I went to a couple on Saturday; North Staffs Airsoft Centre was a waste of time, with hardly any stock, and Staffordshire Militaria was very off putting.

Somewhat unsurprisingly given the size of my boot collection, I have a pair of those; they are rather nice.

`Ah, yes! I had completely forgotten about the pataphysics of HPA according to that particular individual.

Thanks, ChatGPT.

Not all mags and guns are interchangeable. It is probable that the interface between the tube at the bottom of the hop unit and the magazine is not quite right, preventing the BB latch on the mag being pushed back adequately to allow the BBs to feed. Have you tried shooting with the mag pushed forward or pulled back? If it shoots in one of those positions, you can stick sticky backed Velcro (the soft side) in the magwell so that the mag sits correctly. Some guns are very picky about which mages they will feed from. Specna are known to be picky; this page may help: https://specnaarms.com/en/magazine-compatibility-chart/

Obviously, there is a slight power and velocity difference between 1.06J and 1.09J; however, it should not really be noticeable. Are the barrels the same length or is one significantly longer than the other? The 0.24J power change is pretty hard to explain unless you have gone from a short, wide bore barrel to a long, tighter bore barrel. A weaker spring and a tighter barrel is usually better as it puts less stress on the gearbox, unless the combination of a weak spring and a fast motor/gear set leads to overspin, which can be cured with an AB mosfet anyway.

Probably not.